Tokyo Night Cooking Class: 5 Home-Cooked Japanese Dishes
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Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity. Experience Japanese home drinking culture through a fun, hands-on izakaya-style cooking class held in the evening. Learn to prepare small Japanese dishes designed to pair perfectly with alcohol while enjoying sake, Japanese beer, or other drinks. The recipes use easy-to-find ingredients, allowing you to recreate the dishes for home parties after your trip. Izakaya culture is all about sharing small plates in a relaxed, social setting, making this class ideal for food lovers, sake or beer fans, and those who enjoy cooking together. No experience is needed—your local guide provides step-by-step support. Solo travelers are welcome, and there’s plenty to cook and enjoy.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour is open to participants aged 6 and above. However, steps involving knives and heat are only permitted for those aged 12 and over, under the supervision of a parent or guardian. Sake tasting and alcoholic beverages are only available to guests aged 20 and over, in accordance with Japanese law.
- Vegetarian are welcome. (We arrange ingredients and cooking process.)
- It is not available for people who are vegan and gluten-free.
- Please note that there may be other participants.
- The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
- This tour is not recommended for people with mobility issues, if you have walking problems we recommend booking a private tour.
- Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
- Out of respect for our other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.
- You will not be able to join the tour, get a refund or reschedule if you are late for the tour and miss the group.
- Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
- If you cannot eat meat and eggs, the menu will be reduced from five dishes to three. If you can eat meat but cannot eat eggs, the menu will be reduced from five dishes to four.
Reviews(166)
Great experience, would recommend for a great meal and experience Japanese food culture!
Alice was a great instructor and very knowledgeable. Me and my friend group had so much fun learning and cooking!
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re happy to hear that you and your friends had so much fun cooking with Alice. We’re glad you enjoyed learning together, and we hope to welcome you again in Japan!
Taka was awesome! Really enjoyed our cooking class! It was the perfect hands on experience with great education on products and techniques. Food was delicious too :)
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a great time in the cooking class with Taka. It’s fantastic to know that you enjoyed the hands-on experience and learned about Japanese ingredients and cooking techniques along the way. We’re especially happy that you found the food delicious too! 😊 We’ll be sure to share your kind words with Taka. Thank you again for joining us, and we hope to cook with you again someday!
Taka was a terrific host, fantastic teacher, and super nice person. Our family loved the cooking experience. The food turned out most delicious. Thank you for a memorable night in Tokyo.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear your family had such a memorable cooking experience with Taka. It's great to know you enjoyed the class and the delicious meal you created together. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back on your next visit to Japan!
An absolutely incredible experience! Taka was a fantastic host - a skilled chef & excellent teacher with a wealth of information about Japanese culture, history, and lots of recommendations for our travels. Highly recommended for a memorable evening in Tokyo!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a memorable evening with Taka and enjoyed both the cooking experience and his insights into Japanese culture. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with him!
This was an amazing class. Taka was so friendly and was a great teacher. I loved going to the local market and picking out the ingredients. It was such an enjoyable class that I would recommend to anyone regardless of their cooking abilities.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the class, especially visiting the local market and choosing the ingredients with Taka. We truly appreciate your recommendation and are glad you had such a fun experience!
Fantastic experience with our chef Taka. New flavors, new recipes, everything was new and really good. Thank you Taka for revealing your secrets!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed discovering new flavors and recipes with Taka. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with him, and we’re glad he could reveal a few of his culinary secrets!
Our chef Taka was extrememy nice, pickup at a supermarket where he showed us what to buy for our 5 dishes and the drinks that go with them. Every dish was tasty and pretty easy to make! Would recommend to everyone !
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed shopping for ingredients with Taka and learning how to prepare the five dishes. We’re glad everything was delicious and easy to make! Thank you for your recommendation!
Absolutely loved our evening doing this experience with Alice.. From the pick up, to when we left, the atmosphere and the food was amazing!! The recipes were easy and delicious and will be enjoyed again and again..
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that you had such a great evening with Alice. It's wonderful to know that you enjoyed the atmosphere, the food, and the overall experience from start to finish. We're also happy to hear that you loved the recipes and will be able to enjoy them again at home. Thank you for joining us, and we hope to welcome you again in the future!
Alice was a wonderful host. She was warm, cheerful, knowledgeable and encouraging. We loved the home style cooking and will definitely recommend to our friends.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience with Alice. It's great to know that her warm personality, knowledge, and encouragement helped make your cooking experience so enjoyable. We're also happy that you enjoyed the home-style cooking and appreciate your recommendation to your friends. Thank you for joining us, and we hope to welcome you again for another memorable experience!
